Overview
- An official order allows all shops and schools up to Class 8 in Leh district to open from Friday, October 3.
- Small buses are permitted to operate only between 10 am and 6 pm on October 3 under the same directive.
- The directive was issued by Assistant Commissioner (Revenue) Shabbir Hussain on the district magistrate’s directions.
- Authorities reiterated prohibitory orders that bar assemblies of five or more people and urged strict compliance.
- The phased easing follows violent protests on September 24 that left four dead and damaged public property, linked to demands for Ladakh statehood and Sixth Schedule safeguards.